Maternal Seatbelt Use After Pregnancy*
2001 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
			Always				Almost Always				Sometimes				Rarely				Never
Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,750	71.9	68.9	-	74.9	12.9	10.7	-	15.1	8.0	6.2	-	9.8	4.1	2.7	-	5.4	3.1	2.0	-	4.3
Age
	<20 years	1,215	63.0	50.8	-	75.1	15.5	6.4	-	24.7	12.2	4.0	-	20.4	9.1	1.9	-	16.2	0.3	0.0	-	0.6
	20-24 years	3,376	55.5	48.9	-	62.1	16.5	11.5	-	21.4	14.8	10.1	-	19.4	6.3	3.1	-	9.5	7.0	3.5	-	10.4
	25-34 years	7,248	79.2	75.6	-	82.8	11.6	8.7	-	14.4	4.4	2.6	-	6.2	2.8	1.3	-	4.3	2.1	0.8	-	3.4
	35+ years	1,909	78.1	70.5	-	85.6	10.3	4.7	-	15.8	7.5	2.8	-	12.2	2.0	0.0	-	4.4	2.2	0.0	-	5.1
Mother's Race
	White	13,231	71.9	68.9	-	74.9	12.9	10.6	-	15.2	7.8	6.0	-	9.6	4.1	2.8	-	5.5	3.2	2.0	-	4.4
	Black	153	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	354	70.5	45.5	-	95.5	16.1	0.0	-	35.9	12.4	0.0	-	31.7	1.0	0.0	-	2.4	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	178^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,555^	71.8	68.8	-	74.8	13.0	10.8	-	15.3	7.9	6.1	-	9.7	4.1	2.8	-	5.4	3.2	2.0	-	4.3
Education
	< High School	1,424	54.9	43.6	-	66.3	19.8	10.7	-	28.9	13.6	5.8	-	21.4	6.8	1.1	-	12.5	4.9	0.0	-	9.8
	High School	4,918	59.4	54.0	-	64.9	15.9	11.8	-	20.0	12.3	8.7	-	15.9	5.9	3.3	-	8.6	6.4	3.7	-	9.1
	> High School	7,278	83.5	80.3	-	86.7	9.4	6.8	-	11.9	4.1	2.4	-	5.8	2.3	1.0	-	3.6	0.7	0.0	-	1.4
Marital Status
	Married	9,387	80.2	77.0	-	83.3	10.7	8.3	-	13.1	5.3	3.6	-	7.1	2.1	0.9	-	3.2	1.7	0.7	-	2.8
	Other	4,359	52.6	46.4	-	58.7	18.0	13.3	-	22.8	14.2	9.9	-	18.5	8.8	5.3	-	12.2	6.4	3.4	-	9.4
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,234**	53.1	46.2	-	59.9	18.2	12.8	-	23.6	15.7	10.8	-	20.7	6.1	2.8	-	9.4	6.9	3.4	-	10.4
	$16,000-24,999	1,821**	64.0	55.3	-	72.6	15.4	8.9	-	21.9	9.8	4.3	-	15.2	7.3	2.5	-	12.1	3.6	0.2	-	6.9
	$25,000-39,999	2,607**	74.5	68.1	-	80.8	10.0	5.7	-	14.4	9.8	5.4	-	14.2	3.2	0.7	-	5.7	2.5	0.3	-	4.7
	$40,000 or more	5,104**	84.6	80.9	-	88.3	10.5	7.3	-	13.6	2.1	0.7	-	3.5	1.6	0.3	-	2.8	1.3	0.1	-	2.4
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,872**	80.0	76.8	-	83.2	11.7	9.1	-	14.3	4.3	2.7	-	5.8	2.4	1.2	-	3.6	1.7	0.6	-	2.7
	Yes	4,237**	55.2	49.2	-	61.1	15.6	11.2	-	19.9	15.4	11.1	-	19.6	7.7	4.5	-	10.9	6.3	3.4	-	9.1
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	8,181**	80.2	76.9	-	83.5	11.8	9.1	-	14.4	4.8	3.0	-	6.5	2.5	1.2	-	3.8	0.8	0.0	-	1.5
	Yes	4,981**	58.1	52.6	-	63.5	14.8	10.9	-	18.7	13.3	9.6	-	17.0	6.7	4.0	-	9.5	7.1	4.2	-	9.9
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	831	66.6	63.1	-	70.0	13.7	11.2	-	16.2	11.9	9.6	-	14.3	6.0	4.2	-	7.8	1.8	0.8	-	2.8
	2500 grams or more	12,909	72.2	69.1	-	75.3	12.9	10.5	-	15.2	7.8	5.9	-	9.7	4.0	2.6	-	5.4	3.2	2.0	-	4.4
NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted.
	Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
*Survey Question 80: Since you delivered your new baby, how often do you wear a seat belt when
	you drive or ride in a car?
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2001 birth file.
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore
	percent is not reported.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval